diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
index a4f1157d6aa0..d4e7a09598fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static int of_gpiochip_match_node_and_xlate(struct gpio_chip *chip, void *data)
 	struct of_phandle_args *gpiospec = data;
 
 	return chip->gpiodev->dev.of_node == gpiospec->np &&
+				chip->of_xlate &&
 				chip->of_xlate(chip, gpiospec, NULL) >= 0;
 }